Tommi Taipale (b.1977) is a photographer that lives and works in Tampere (Finland). He graduated in photography in 2007 (BA, Lahti Institute of Design, Finland). Since his childhood Taipale has been an enthusiast of trekking and exploring the surroundings. As photo-documentarist, he has special interest in slow intuitive travelling, in areas where the distinction between nature and culture is not obvious. Taipale has made extensive trips to Russia which he calls experimental adventures. He has worked several years with independent journalist Sampsa Oinaala. Together they have realised numerous reportages of peripheries of Finland, including a radio documentary about the Talvivaara mining area. Lately Taipale has been busy learning traditional log-building techniques. Taipale`s photographs have been exhibited in solo and joint exhibitions in Germany, Finland, Poland, Lithuania and Estonia.

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Photographs: Uzupio Jachtu Klubas

Projects: Silakka / Baltic Herring

Movies: Silakka